The Ministry of Environment & Forests has rejected the State government’s proposal for the diversion of forest land from the Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park on National Highway 65 in Hayatnagar for construction of a bus bay.
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority had proposed the construction of an inter-city/ intra-city bus bay and bus stops at the boundary of the 1,459-hectare national park, and applied for the diversion of 1.354 hectares which amounts close to 3.5 acres of forest land.
Together with the land sought from the eco-sensitive zone outside the boundary of the park, the total forest land required as per the proposal stands at 1.5 hectares or 3.7 acres.
